Feb 6 2015 ELD

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Daily Learning Target(s): By the end of class, students will be able to...

  • analyze text for author's claims and theme as evidenced by discussion and notes.

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Homework:

  1. None.
Essential Questions:
  • How do readers identify an author's claims and purpose?

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  • Absent? Check the class website for assignments and handouts.
  • Bring binders and supplies to class every day.
‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍Agenda
1. Announcements/Pledge
2. Learning Log- Update every day with DLT, HW, Essential Questions, and Reminders.
3. "Tableau" and "Incident" by Countee Cullen p. 744 (Review, be prepared to share using academic language.)
  1. p. 744: Read and annotate for facts about Countee Cullen, list 3 facts in the margin.
  2. P. 745: Pre-Read and Annotate
    1. Circle key words and underline their definitions
  3. P. 745: Read and annotate "Tableau"
    1. annotate and explain 2 metaphors in the poem in the margins.
  4. P. 747: Quick Write in the margin, then share.
    1. Read and annotate "Incident"
  5. P. 748: Answer questions on a separate sheet of paper.
4. "The Weary Blues" by Langston Hughes p. 751
  • Quick Write:
    • Describe what you think the music called "the blues" is like or about. If you do not know anything about the blues, ask two questions about it.
  • Pre-Reading
  • Vocabulary- highlight in the poem and define in the margin
    1. (n) the blues
    2. (adj) weary
    3. (verb) drone (droning)
    4. (adj) drowsy
    5. (noun) syncopated tune
    6. (noun) croon
    7. (n) pallor
    8. (v) moan
    9. (adj) ebony
    10. (adj) rickety
    11. (adj) melancholy

Langston Hughes Reads "The Weary Blues"